Certified discourse? The politics of developing soy certification standards

Geoforum

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 295-304

  Elgert, Laureen ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification standards; Discourse Coalition Framework; Roundtable on Responsible Soy; Soy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SOYBEAN; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84856950617     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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